Bonkers Postbag!
5th October 2025
I’ve been saving a space for this piece from Mand, as she’d let me know it was on the way but she’d been unwell. What I wasn’t expecting was all the extra gorgeousness she squeezed into this parcel!
Mand is from here in the UK, but she has roots in India and, like me, she loves Bazaar and their scrap packs full of inspiring Indian textiles. We also both love vintage supplies, and there are some real vintage treasures in here, as well as a beautiful hand-made pouch made with some of the Bazaar scraps. They will be bringing me much joy for years to come.
The quilt square Mand has created features a wonderful organic design worked in chain stitch and French knots, with touches of metallic threads and beading. The embroidered section is attached to a plain white backing in such a way that it can hinge open, so I’m considering adding the quote by Maya Angelou which Mand included in her note, “Nothing can dim the light that shines from within”, and then adding a button, so that people can find it like a secret message - watch this space …
Check out the details here -